Merit Badge Opportunities
Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering 2022 – Aviation Merit Badge Day Saturday, May 21st
Annual Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering Aviation Merit Badge Day Sponsored by the Minnesota Pilots Association Event Date/ Time/ Location: Date: Saturday, May 21st Time: 8:00AM-4:00PM Location: Buffalo Municipal Airport 1305 County Rd 134 NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Event Costs: Registration for youth participants is $10. Thank you to the Minnesota Pilots Association for offering this opportunity to…
Read MoreWelding Merit Badge Day – Saturday, April 23, 2021
Welding Merit Badge Day Saturday, April 23, 2021 8:00 am to 3:00 pm $20 per Youth Participant or Adult Participant Lynnes Welding Training will be offering a Welding Merit Badge course on Saturday April 23rd from 8AM-3PM. Scouts participating in the event will have the opportunity to complete the Merit Badge. Up to 4 parents…
Read MoreRadio Merit Badge Day – Sunday April 3rd, 2022 (Register by March 31st)
Are you interested in earning the Radio merit badge? Do you want to learn more about Amateur/HAM radio and emergency communications? Open to all Scout BSA, Venturers, and Sea Scouts. Adults are welcome to come and observe the event. Sunday April 3rd, 2022 Christ the King Lutheran Church 8600 Freemont Ave. S., Bloomington, MN…
Read MoreNRA Basic Rifle Course – March 26th
Register for a Northern Star Scouting hosted NRA Basic Rifle Shooting Course. Pre-registration required – limited to 20 individuals. What: Certification for NRA Basic Rifle Shooting, which is required to become an NRA Rifle Instructor. When: Saturday, March 26th of 2022 Time: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm Where: Stearns Scout Camp, Diamond Lake Lodge. 3303 County Rd 44, South Haven, MN…
Read MoreWings of the North AirExpo Aviation Merit Badge Event – Saturday, July 24 or Sunday, July 25
Dates: Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25 (Scouts only sign up for one of the two days offered). Time: All participants should arrive by 7:45 AM for check-in. The class will start shortly after check-in at 8 AM. Cost: Merit Badge participants: $20.00 (This includes a balsa wood model airplane, a commemorative patch, and discounted AirExpo admission). All…
Read MoreAnnual Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering
Aviation Merit Badge Day Sponsored by the Minnesota Pilots Association Event Date/ Time/ Location: Date: Saturday, May 22nd Time: 8:00AM-4:00PM Location: Buffalo Municipal Airport 1305 County Rd 134 NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Event Costs: This event will be offered at no cost to Scouts and leaders. Thank you to the Minnesota Pilots Association for offering this opportunity…
Read MoreVirtual merit badges from Northern Star Council – Updated as of 6/01!
Below is a list of upcoming Virtual Merit Badge opportunities for Scouts as of Monday, June 1st. Please check-out Scouting from Home under the virtual classes and events for the most up-to-date information. It is the responsibility of the scout to inform their Scoutmaster their intent to begin a virtual merit badge and prepare as…
Read MoreVirtual Scoutbook Courses offered in Early June!
Ed D’Avignon, Northern Star Scouting Leader and Scoutbook expert, will be teaching 2 Scoutbook courses in early June. If you’re new to Scoutbook, these are the courses to get you started!! Basic Scoutbook will be June 3 at 7:00 PM. Scoutbook for Merit Badge Counselors Jun 10 at 7:00 PM.
Read MoreCalling all Merit Badge Counselors!
We need you to teach Merit Badges online. Go to http://www.northernstar.org/scouting-from-home, and click on the, “Online Scouting Classes,” tab. Then click on the, “Submit Your Virtual Merit Badge Class,” button. The council can help with registration, and let me know if you need help with using online video meetings. I’ll show you how.
Read MoreMerit Badge Day at the Toro Company – March 14th
Merit Badge Day at the Toro Company. Registration technically opens at 8:00am, but the opening ceremony doesn’t start until 8:45am, so you don’t have to arrive at 7:30am, (because no one will be here :-). The event will finish at 3:30pm. Participants will have a chance to work on a variety of Merit Badges.…
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